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says 5,000 have been killed in syria. thousands of russian radios have taken to the streets of moscow, apparently in support of vladimir putin, who has faced calls to two. a spokesman for vladimir putin say the allegations about the elections eight days ago do not undermine the legitimacy of the vote. noriega has arrived home 22 years after being convicted by the us. he was extradited from france where he was imprisoned on money laundering charges. there is uproar in britain tonight after prime minister david cameron went before parliament to defend his refusal to sign on to an e.u. treaty last week. mr. cameron said he was acting on evening's -- england's best interests. but there are questions. here are the details. >> david cameron must be counting down the days to the christmas break. his decision to veto an e.u. treaty last week have left him with a painful reminder of the tensions in the own coalition. in the house of commons there was talk of where is playing, talking about the absence of the deputy prime minister.
says 5,000 have been killed in syria. thousands of russian radios have taken to the streets of moscow, apparently in support of vladimir putin, who has faced calls to two. a spokesman for vladimir putin say the allegations about the elections eight days ago do not undermine the legitimacy of the vote. noriega has arrived home 22 years after being convicted by the us. he was extradited from france where he was imprisoned on money laundering charges. there is uproar in britain tonight after prime...
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there is uncertainty from syria. there is iran. iraq is a border state. they have to maintain relations with all its neighbors and it has for actions in the north and east and west. >> but you do not agree with those who say that by pulling out now america has unnecessarily emboldened iran? >> no, because there are a lot of pressures on iran first. and secondly, this was discussed with the government of iraq. they were not prepared to have u.s. troops stay there and have the legal community required for trips to take action in a foreign country. they understood what the consequences would be. they made that decision. frankly, after all this time, if you listen to the expressions of popular support, and they say they are happy we are going, good. i think we should listen to people. we have done an awful lot in iraq. some of the did not work out as well, but a lot of it was with the greatest of intentions and the rec and tremendous accomplishments by our soldiers, our men and women in uniform, from the bottom of the organization to the top. i think history
there is uncertainty from syria. there is iran. iraq is a border state. they have to maintain relations with all its neighbors and it has for actions in the north and east and west. >> but you do not agree with those who say that by pulling out now america has unnecessarily emboldened iran? >> no, because there are a lot of pressures on iran first. and secondly, this was discussed with the government of iraq. they were not prepared to have u.s. troops stay there and have the legal...
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human rights chief reported the death toll in syria now exceeds 5,000. the u.s. congress battled again today, over extending the payroll tax cut for another year. so far, democrats and republicans have blocked each other's plans for how to pay for an extension. senate majority leader harry reid again criticized republicans for claiming a surtax on the wealthy would hurt job creation. >> billionaire job creators are like unicorns, they're impossible to find and don't exist. that's because only a tiny fraction of the people making more than a million dollars, probably less than 1%, are actually small business owners. and only a tiny fraction of that tiny fraction is a traditional job creator. >> sreenivasan: house republicans entered the fray on friday. their bill would tie the payroll tax cut extension to approval of the hotly debated keystone oil pipeline from canada. democrats oppose linking the two issues, but senate republican leader mitch mcconnell pushed the initiative today. >> the president says he wants the two parties to compromise-- this is it. there is
human rights chief reported the death toll in syria now exceeds 5,000. the u.s. congress battled again today, over extending the payroll tax cut for another year. so far, democrats and republicans have blocked each other's plans for how to pay for an extension. senate majority leader harry reid again criticized republicans for claiming a surtax on the wealthy would hurt job creation. >> billionaire job creators are like unicorns, they're impossible to find and don't exist. that's because...
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the arab league sent monitors into syria today, even as the opposition reported new killings. amateur video showed government tanks firing shells in the city of homs. activists also reported machine gun and mortar fire, and said 23 people were killed. the opposition says government forces have killed 275 civilians in the last week. fighting between soldiers and army defectors has claimed another 150 lives. a government report in japan today depicted a cascade of confusion and mistakes after an earthquake and tsunami overwhelmed a nuclear plant. the fukushima dai-ichi nuclear reactor lost power and cooling when its backup generators were destroyed. that triggered core meltdowns, radiation leaks, and hydrogen explosions. the interim report concluded that plant workers had not been trained to handle such a crisis. it also found the government delayed giving full accounts of how bad things were, and how much radiation was being released. the military had little public reaction today after computer hackers claimed they stole the confidential client list of stratfor, a security firm
the arab league sent monitors into syria today, even as the opposition reported new killings. amateur video showed government tanks firing shells in the city of homs. activists also reported machine gun and mortar fire, and said 23 people were killed. the opposition says government forces have killed 275 civilians in the last week. fighting between soldiers and army defectors has claimed another 150 lives. a government report in japan today depicted a cascade of confusion and mistakes after an...
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as the violence continues to wage and syria, the warning comes that the death toll could be above 6000. just days after u.s. forces leave, iraq faces political crisis as the prime minister calls for the vice president to be handed over for trial. the american city on the brink of bankruptcy and the residents who refuse to give vent to an economy and in crisis. -- give in to an economy in crisis. ♪ a blast from the past, they thought it was lost for nearly 40 years but a rare recording of 8th bowie classic is rediscovered. -- a bowie classic is rediscovered. welcome to our viewers on tbs in america and around the globe. the white house says they are as deeply disturbed by reports that as many as 250 people have been killed since the start of this week. their most recent condemnation comes as human rights campaigners say that more than 6000 civilians have died since the uprising began in march. that is much higher than the u.n. estimate. this report contains some graphic images. >> the violence is obviously getting worse as these pictures being sent in by ordinary people from across sy
as the violence continues to wage and syria, the warning comes that the death toll could be above 6000. just days after u.s. forces leave, iraq faces political crisis as the prime minister calls for the vice president to be handed over for trial. the american city on the brink of bankruptcy and the residents who refuse to give vent to an economy and in crisis. -- give in to an economy in crisis. ♪ a blast from the past, they thought it was lost for nearly 40 years but a rare recording of 8th...
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has become part of the daily life of many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way and observe the mission to at the end of the month which opposition they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change . in the west of the conflict areas change can come a moment tesing is imperative to families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus. and while the assad regime cracks down on protesters in syria some scientists here in the us say the government is trying to censor them the government is asking scientists not to publish details of a bird flu study they are justifying the censorship by saying it could end up in the hands of terrorists the fear is that the information that would help terrorists use the virus against the american people the strain h five n one or the avian bird flu effects are kills sixty percent of people infected but while humans can catch it from birds it doesn't transfer easily between person to person but scientists did find a strain that is transmitt
has become part of the daily life of many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way and observe the mission to at the end of the month which opposition they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change . in the west of the conflict areas change can come a moment tesing is imperative to families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus. and while the assad regime cracks down on protesters in syria some scientists here...
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>> of the arab league monitors syria, heavy shelling is killed at least 20 people. a veteran chinese dissident jailed for 10 years for his online political activities. a memorial for nigeria's christmas day church bombing. welcome to bbc world news, broadcasting on pbs in america and around the globe. stabbings anan lond's s stst fafausus shopping street t o oo ee busiest days ofofheheear. and forest fires force hundreds to flee their homes. the first group of arab league observers have arrived in syria to curb violence in the country. opposition leaders are urging the group to go straight away to the city on monday, where 20 people were killed by heavy shelling. the french foreign ministry says it supports the call from the opposition. >> this is what the activists want the arab observers and the world to see. unverifiable but hard to fake image as posted on the internet of what they say is the destruction caused by shelling of residential areas in the third biggest city. they also showed pictures that are too gruesome for us to broadcast of the bleeding corpses of
>> of the arab league monitors syria, heavy shelling is killed at least 20 people. a veteran chinese dissident jailed for 10 years for his online political activities. a memorial for nigeria's christmas day church bombing. welcome to bbc world news, broadcasting on pbs in america and around the globe. stabbings anan lond's s stst fafausus shopping street t o oo ee busiest days ofofheheear. and forest fires force hundreds to flee their homes. the first group of arab league observers have...
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of syria our people to. avoid the external. but to go. there when really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting arms militant groups sponsored from abroad meanwhile the opposition originally marked by its insistence on peaceful protests it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms are the months of quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its prevailing extremely hard to know exactly who is responsible for what. you have for instance. from somebody who is not. the government cleans it is it your position. and do you oppose and clean as a zoo government. taxing killings have been met repeatedly with claim counter-claim an accusation. you have to use two different views to use the. we don't turn means to see who is more. to the truth one of the arab league team will be attempting to cut through the rhetoric and discover his version of events is most accurate they many remain skeptical about how much the
of syria our people to. avoid the external. but to go. there when really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting arms militant groups sponsored from abroad meanwhile the opposition originally marked by its insistence on peaceful protests it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms are the months of quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its prevailing...
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tonight, we have been giving new figures showing that the deaths in syria are above the u.n. estimate of 5000. according to an opposition group, the figure is now 6200. of those, 617 have been tortured to death. that includes children. children have become targets. these pictures show children injured in the fighting. things are inching towards open civil war. these soldiers have defected to the opposition. their capt. would like the outside world to intervene. >> we are demanding a no fly zone. if we get this, we would be able to liberate our country, god willing. >> it is not just the syrian army firing on civilians, soldiers are fighting soldiers. >> as the unrest and bloodshed continues in syria, egyptian women have taken to the streets in cairo in unprecedented numbers. this is described as the biggest women's demonstration in modern egyptian history. they are outraged by images of soldiers beating and stripping a female protester in tahrir square during the most recent clashes there. our correspondent was there last month when she was a salted and arrested by the police
tonight, we have been giving new figures showing that the deaths in syria are above the u.n. estimate of 5000. according to an opposition group, the figure is now 6200. of those, 617 have been tortured to death. that includes children. children have become targets. these pictures show children injured in the fighting. things are inching towards open civil war. these soldiers have defected to the opposition. their capt. would like the outside world to intervene. >> we are demanding a no...
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of syria our people to avoid the external signs of history beauties but to go. no one really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting militant groups sponsored from abroad meanwhile the opposition originally marked by its insistence on peaceful protest it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms on the months of quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its prevailing extremely hard to know exactly who is responsible for what. you have. constructed from somebody who is not. the government claims it is a position. to oppose and claims the government. taxing killings have been met repeatedly with claim counter-claim an accusation you know we have to use two different views on every t.v. we don't have. we don't turn as a means to see who is more. to the truth the arab league team will be attempting to cut through the rhetoric and discover his version of events is most accurate they many remain skeptical about how much they'll be
of syria our people to avoid the external signs of history beauties but to go. no one really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting militant groups sponsored from abroad meanwhile the opposition originally marked by its insistence on peaceful protest it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms on the months of quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its...
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in syria all people want for christmas in the new year is peace but there's no festive mood in the air as the latest round of violence leaves a dozen dead. and a new mission for a new year fueled by its successes in libya david cameron reveals plans for involvement in oil rich somalia now describing the country as a threat to british security. hello live from moscow this is r.t. a warm welcome to you is just after midnight here now this early morning the twenty fifth of december there for our very best wishes to you at this time for me kevin zero in on the rest of the news team on duty now if you're celebrating christmas around the world to our top story thousands gathered in central moscow this saturday to protest against this month's parliamentary election results the mass rally was organized by opposition groups who claim the vote was rigged in this and now i was at the scene of the demonstration. it's certainly fair to say that the head count of this saturday's rally beats that we saw two weeks ago at below plan square official figures we're hearing from the interior ministry is th
in syria all people want for christmas in the new year is peace but there's no festive mood in the air as the latest round of violence leaves a dozen dead. and a new mission for a new year fueled by its successes in libya david cameron reveals plans for involvement in oil rich somalia now describing the country as a threat to british security. hello live from moscow this is r.t. a warm welcome to you is just after midnight here now this early morning the twenty fifth of december there for our...
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of syria our people to. avoid the external. festivities but to go. there one really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting militant groups sponsored from abroad the while the opposition regionally marked by its insistence on peaceful protest it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms on the months quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its prevailing extremely hard to know exactly who is responsible for what. you have for instance. from somebody who is not. the government claims it is your position. and you oppose and claims the government. taxing killings have been met repeatedly with claim counter-claim an accusation. you know we have to use two different movies to use the. we don't turn as a means to see who is more. for the truth one of the yeah big team will be attempting to cut through the rhetoric and discover his version of events is most accurate they many remain skeptical about how much they'll be a
of syria our people to. avoid the external. festivities but to go. there one really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting militant groups sponsored from abroad the while the opposition regionally marked by its insistence on peaceful protest it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms on the months quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its prevailing...
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a string of suicide bombings leaves dozens dead in damascus as arab league observers enter syria they're trying to work out a peaceful end to the country's internal conflict. just days after the pullout of u.s. troops the iraqi government plunges deeper into little crisis following a bombing wave that claimed more than seventy lives. and big brother is coming and he could be near british taxi human rights activists by the surge of surveillance cameras which are now to be installed in every taxi in the city of oxford recording not just video but audio as well. thank you for joining us six o'clock here in moscow we go now to latest story over forty people have been killed and more than one hundred wounded after double suicide blasts rocked the syrian capital it's the first incident of its kind since the uprising began in march say al qaeda is responsible for the attack this comes as the first group of arab league observes observers arrive and try to work out a peaceful solution into the country's conflict russia supports this mission but the u.s. and its allies have blocked a u.n. security
a string of suicide bombings leaves dozens dead in damascus as arab league observers enter syria they're trying to work out a peaceful end to the country's internal conflict. just days after the pullout of u.s. troops the iraqi government plunges deeper into little crisis following a bombing wave that claimed more than seventy lives. and big brother is coming and he could be near british taxi human rights activists by the surge of surveillance cameras which are now to be installed in every taxi...
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of syria our people to avoid the external. festivities but to go. there one really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting militant groups sponsored from abroad the while the opposition regionally marked by its insistence on peaceful protests it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms on the months quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its prevailing extremely hard to know exactly who is responsible for what. you have for instance. from somebody who is not. the government claims it is your position. and you oppose and claims the government. taxing killings it be met repeatedly with claim counter-claim an accusation you know we have to use two different movies to use the. don't have the. we don't turn as a means to see who is more. to the truth one of the yeah big team will be attempting to cut through the rhetoric and discover his version of events is most accurate they many remain skeptical about how much t
of syria our people to avoid the external. festivities but to go. there one really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting militant groups sponsored from abroad the while the opposition regionally marked by its insistence on peaceful protests it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms on the months quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its prevailing...
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in syria people want for christmas in the new year is peace but no festive mood as the latest round of violence leaves dozens dead. and the new mission for a new year fueled by a success is in libya david cameron reveals plans for involvement in oil rich somalia describing the country as a threat to pretty secure with. its ten pm here in moscow this is r t thanks for being with us my name is kevin first tonight thousands gathered in central moscow to protest against this month's parliamentary election results the mass rally was organized by opposition groups who claim the vote was rigged. it was at the scene of the demonstration. it's certainly fair to say that the head count of the saturday's rally beats that we saw two weeks ago at below plan square official figures we're hearing from the interior ministry is that thirty thousand opposition is saying some hundred thousands but certainly tens of thousands of people came onto the streets of moscow today to call for free and fair elections you have lots of different political groups here people that just came out and say they're not par
in syria people want for christmas in the new year is peace but no festive mood as the latest round of violence leaves dozens dead. and the new mission for a new year fueled by a success is in libya david cameron reveals plans for involvement in oil rich somalia describing the country as a threat to pretty secure with. its ten pm here in moscow this is r t thanks for being with us my name is kevin first tonight thousands gathered in central moscow to protest against this month's parliamentary...
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well in the middle east suicide bombings are making a deadly comeback today in syria two suicide car bombs blasted damascus killing forty people the bombings came just one day after the arrival of arab league observers whose mission is to monitor syria's promise to end its crackdown on protesters those protesters are rising up against president bashar assad's regime assad is calling the protesters armed gangs meanwhile iraq is trying to recover after a series of suicide bombs tore through the neighborhood in baghdad killing at least sixty nine people many of them shiites well there's one thing to be said about both attacks we see a unifying theme of sectarian violence so what does this mean for the middle east and how does the west play into this here is my discussion with lawyer and author. i would say absolutely it's an attempt to sabotage the mission of the arab league and the attempts to try to resolve the conflict in syria in a peaceful way and also you know to try to paint a picture of what's happening in syria as just absolute chaos and instability and of course to terrorize a
well in the middle east suicide bombings are making a deadly comeback today in syria two suicide car bombs blasted damascus killing forty people the bombings came just one day after the arrival of arab league observers whose mission is to monitor syria's promise to end its crackdown on protesters those protesters are rising up against president bashar assad's regime assad is calling the protesters armed gangs meanwhile iraq is trying to recover after a series of suicide bombs tore through the...
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use about syria i would really pay attention. to here say i think that's correct i don't think that's. as precise as i think it was so i'd like to think that because of my trip there and my experience there. that when i see something about syria i don't take it at face value i remember everything that i've gathered and look through it through that perspective rather than just what i see. each day right up to the new year will bring you more personal reflections from our correspondents who experience the biggest stories of the year first head and if you can't wait for them to air here on our child you can watch them on our web site r t v dot com there is where is a plenty more waiting for you there are a click away including this know your rights the city of los angeles pushing people detained in the occupy l.a. protests to take classes on the first amendment to learn the proper way to exercise free speech and. bioterror scare the worst pandemic humanity's ever faced could be unleashed as one so recently developed a recipe for cre
use about syria i would really pay attention. to here say i think that's correct i don't think that's. as precise as i think it was so i'd like to think that because of my trip there and my experience there. that when i see something about syria i don't take it at face value i remember everything that i've gathered and look through it through that perspective rather than just what i see. each day right up to the new year will bring you more personal reflections from our correspondents who...
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or correspondent but a lot of todd reporting from syria here's her thoughts on the crisis there. well when we went to syria it was sometime in october and the situation was getting very tense there so our flight arrived at the around three in the morning so you can imagine the surprise and the shock of security forces when three foreign journalists arrive at a time when there was a media bad international journalists there but we're here in the center of the assyrian capital you can see behind me traffic is just about starting to flow again we're going into the city damascus was rather peaceful it was quiet although very tense still because everybody knows what was going on in the country. and what's interesting i think mostly for us is that we saw the kind of. diverse opinions on what was going on there was no clear two sides even there were more than two sides it was not i want the regime or i don't want the regime. and there was one time you were interviewing a young man and he was rather critical of the government so he gave his point of view and what you didn't see on the ca
or correspondent but a lot of todd reporting from syria here's her thoughts on the crisis there. well when we went to syria it was sometime in october and the situation was getting very tense there so our flight arrived at the around three in the morning so you can imagine the surprise and the shock of security forces when three foreign journalists arrive at a time when there was a media bad international journalists there but we're here in the center of the assyrian capital you can see behind...
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in syria the first of all of a season is interrupted by a new round of violence in damascus that left dozens dead. and a christmas resolution david cameron reveals plans for involvement in the oil rich . country a threat to british security. over a good morning from the top stories of thousands gathered in central moscow to protest against this month's parliamentary election results the rally was organized by opposition groups who said the poll was rigged. it's certainly fair to say that the head count of this saturday's rally beats that we saw two weeks ago at below plan square official figures we're hearing from the interior ministry is that thirty thousand opposition is saying some hundred thousands but certainly tens of thousands of people came onto the streets of moscow to call for free and fair elections you have lots of different political groups here people that just came out and say they're not part of any political group that in fact they don't want this to be politicized they want to just come out and have their demands made and what they're demanding is a rerun of december
in syria the first of all of a season is interrupted by a new round of violence in damascus that left dozens dead. and a christmas resolution david cameron reveals plans for involvement in the oil rich . country a threat to british security. over a good morning from the top stories of thousands gathered in central moscow to protest against this month's parliamentary election results the rally was organized by opposition groups who said the poll was rigged. it's certainly fair to say that the...
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a string of suicide bombings leaves dozens dead in damascus as arab league observers enter syria to try and work out a peaceful end to the country's internal conflict. just days after the pullout of u.s. troops the iraqi government plunges deeper into a political crisis following a bombing way back claimed more than seventy lives. and big brother is coming he could be in your british taxi human rights activists fight the surge of surveillance cameras which are now to be installed in every taxi in the city of oxford they record not just video but audio as well. mary warm welcome to you on karen tara thank you for joining us over forty people have been killed and more than one hundred wounded after a double suicide blast rocked the syrian capital it's the first incident of its kind since the uprising began in march authorities say al qaeda is responsible for the attack this comes as the first group of arab league observers arrives to try and work out a peaceful solution to the country's conflict russia supports this mission but the u.s. and its allies have blocked a u.n. security council
a string of suicide bombings leaves dozens dead in damascus as arab league observers enter syria to try and work out a peaceful end to the country's internal conflict. just days after the pullout of u.s. troops the iraqi government plunges deeper into a political crisis following a bombing way back claimed more than seventy lives. and big brother is coming he could be in your british taxi human rights activists fight the surge of surveillance cameras which are now to be installed in every taxi...
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nowhere in this country whenever they beat news about syria would never be everything you suppose syria i would really pay attention and although everybody here say that they gots correct i don't think that's or got stopped as precise as i think it was so i'd like to think that because of my trip there and my experience there. that when i see something about syria i don't take it at face value i remembered everything that i had gathered and would look through it through that perspective rather than just what i see. test of syria every day right up to the new year we'll be bringing you more personal reflections from our correspondents who cover the biggest stories of the year you can also catch them as well on our website out com if you get a belated check out our website the stories to there right now know your rights the city of los angeles is pushing people detained in the occupy l.a. protest to take classes now about the first amendment and the proper way to exercise free speech somebody for interested also from us we've got live footage coming from straight from bethlehem there the.
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in syria has dominated world headlines since march and it's one of the top ten events shaped almost a whole year of news broadcasting for our team our correspondent spent a lot of time reporting from the country here is her testimony. well when we went to syria it was sometime in october and the situation was getting very tense there so our flight arrived at the around three in the morning so you can imagine the surprise and the shock of security forces when three foreign journalists arrive at a time when there was a media bad international journalists there but we're here in the center of the assyrian capital you can see behind me traffic is just about started to flow again we're going into the city damascus was rather peaceful it was quiet although very tense still because everybody knows what was going on in the country. and what's interesting i think mostly for us is that we saw the kind of. diverse opinions on what was going on there was no clear to sightsee been there were more than two sides it was not i want the regime or i don't want the regime. and there was one time you wer
in syria has dominated world headlines since march and it's one of the top ten events shaped almost a whole year of news broadcasting for our team our correspondent spent a lot of time reporting from the country here is her testimony. well when we went to syria it was sometime in october and the situation was getting very tense there so our flight arrived at the around three in the morning so you can imagine the surprise and the shock of security forces when three foreign journalists arrive at...
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banks in syria. could he use. his theory of the bank and effect it in directly on the decision of the investors it goes ping from the arab league will be paving the way you can observe the mission to at the end of the month which opposition they remain skeptical about whether that to bring about any change these coups up in the west of the conflict areas change can come in the tesing is imperative to families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate. she tells us that...
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of syria our people to. avoid the external signs of festivities but to go. there when really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting militant groups sponsored from abroad meanwhile the opposition originally marked by its insistence on peaceful protests it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms after months of quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its prevailing extremely hard to know exactly who is responsible for what. you have for instance. from somebody who is not. the government. it is your position the. government. taxing killings have been met repeatedly with claim counter-claim an accusation. you know we have to use two different movies to use the. don't have the. we don't time as a means to see who is more inclusive to the to one of the p.r.b. team will be attempting to cut through the rhetoric and discover his patient of events is most accurate they many remain skeptical about how much they'll be able to ac
of syria our people to. avoid the external signs of festivities but to go. there when really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting militant groups sponsored from abroad meanwhile the opposition originally marked by its insistence on peaceful protests it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms after months of quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its...
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>> we have to note that syria had refused the monitors. they wanted to put so many conditions on it that it would have been worthless. now we know when the arab league threatened to go to the security council, that is when the regime settled. they agreed to 150 monitors coming in. no one who knows this regime believes that these monitors will be given any real freedom to go where they want when they want. the syrians will show them what they want them to see. this is a ploy to buy time on the part of the regime in my opinion. >> will the arab league along with that and if so, for how long? >> i don't think that the arab league will go along too much further mainly because the powerful countries, in particular saudi arabia, i think have concluded that assad -- it is worst to keep him then to have him go. they feel that if iran, who they really are assessed with, loses syria as an ally, that would be an important strategic development for the arabs in the region. >> we have seen statements from the west, from washington, london, paris, about
>> we have to note that syria had refused the monitors. they wanted to put so many conditions on it that it would have been worthless. now we know when the arab league threatened to go to the security council, that is when the regime settled. they agreed to 150 monitors coming in. no one who knows this regime believes that these monitors will be given any real freedom to go where they want when they want. the syrians will show them what they want them to see. this is a ploy to buy time on...
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of syria our people to. avoid the external. festivities but to go. there when really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting arms militant groups sponsored from abroad meanwhile the opposition originally marked by its insistence on peaceful protests it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms after months of quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its prevailing extremely hard to know exactly who is responsible for what. you have for instance. from somebody who is not. the government can use the position to try and do a prison cleans it's the government. taxing killings to be met repeatedly with claim counter-claim an accusation you have to use two different movies to use the. we don't turn as a means to see who is more inclusive to the truth one of the arab league team will be attempting to cut through the rhetoric and discover his version of events is most accurate they many remain skeptical about how much the
of syria our people to. avoid the external. festivities but to go. there when really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting arms militant groups sponsored from abroad meanwhile the opposition originally marked by its insistence on peaceful protests it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms after months of quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its...
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well in the middle east suicide bombings are making a deadly comeback today in syria two suicide car bombs blasted damascus killing forty people the bombings came just one day after the arrival of arab league observers whose mission is to monitor syria's promise to end its crackdown on protesters though those protesters are rising up against president bashar assad's regime assad is calling them armed gangs meanwhile iraq is trying to recover after a series of suicide bombs tore through neighborhoods in baghdad killing at least sixty nine people many of them shiites well there is one thing to be said about both attacks we see a unified theme of six hereon violence so what does this mean for the middle east and how does the west plains of this here is my discussion with lawyer and author eva golinger. i would say absolutely it's an attempt to sabotage the mission of the arab league and the attempts to try to resolve the conflict in syria in a peaceful way and also you know to try to paint a picture of what's happening in syria as just absolute chaos and instability and of course to ter
well in the middle east suicide bombings are making a deadly comeback today in syria two suicide car bombs blasted damascus killing forty people the bombings came just one day after the arrival of arab league observers whose mission is to monitor syria's promise to end its crackdown on protesters though those protesters are rising up against president bashar assad's regime assad is calling them armed gangs meanwhile iraq is trying to recover after a series of suicide bombs tore through...
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economic sanctions against syria remain as r.t. sara furthur reports it's the ordinary people who are feeling the pain. it's been nearly ten months since syria's uprising began the capital of damascus has remained largely sheltered from the conflict. in the bustling sun so it seems like it's business as usual this winter sets in the winds of change have begun to flow a little stronger the arab league's imposed tough economic sanctions the effects of which have been felt even heading in a poor. damascus and her family struggling to make ends meet. has learning difficulties for the beans for a living but he barely makes one hundred fifty syrian pounds a day three dollars to support him and he's really. now the fuel for his vending cart has become harder to get hold of with the economic sanctions. there are less products available and the prices are pushed higher there's been fights over gas we've been trying to manage by cutting back as much as we can but sometimes when we can't afford it which is don't eat the economic situation in
economic sanctions against syria remain as r.t. sara furthur reports it's the ordinary people who are feeling the pain. it's been nearly ten months since syria's uprising began the capital of damascus has remained largely sheltered from the conflict. in the bustling sun so it seems like it's business as usual this winter sets in the winds of change have begun to flow a little stronger the arab league's imposed tough economic sanctions the effects of which have been felt even heading in a poor....
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well in the middle east suicide bombings are making a deadly comeback today in syria two suicide car bombs blasted damascus killing forty people the bombings came just one day after the arrival of arab league observers whose mission is to monitor syria's promise to end its crackdown on protesters those protesters are rising up against president bashar assad's regime assad is calling them armed gangs meanwhile iraq is trying to recover after a series of suicide bombs tore through the neighborhoods in baghdad killing at least sixty nine people many of them shiites well there's one thing to be said about both attacks we see a unified theme of sectarian violence now so what does it mean for the middle east and how does the west playing into this here is my discussion with lawyer and author eva golinger. i would say absolutely it's an attempt to sabotage the mission of the arab league and the attempts to try to resolve the conflict in syria in a peaceful way and also you know to try to paint a picture of what's happening in syria as just absolute chaos and instability and of course to ter
well in the middle east suicide bombings are making a deadly comeback today in syria two suicide car bombs blasted damascus killing forty people the bombings came just one day after the arrival of arab league observers whose mission is to monitor syria's promise to end its crackdown on protesters those protesters are rising up against president bashar assad's regime assad is calling them armed gangs meanwhile iraq is trying to recover after a series of suicide bombs tore through the...
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artie's tessera syria one of the few foreign correspondents allowed to report from syria she looks back at the fear anguish she witnessed all reporting there. but first it may be the season to be jolly for many around the world but not in syria which is warning the victims of friday's terror attacks forty four people were killed more than one hundred fifty wounded in two suicide bombings in damascus syria's muslim brotherhood has claimed responsibility for the attack this is the arab league begins its mission to put up peace plan into effect there are key sara first reports from damascus. chaos and confusion in damascus as the capital which until now has remained largely spared from the violence starts to feel the effects of an escalating conflict. on. the first day of the league's work was a bloody tragic day the people of syria will never forget these terrorists this time if here the capsule is usually brightly lit as christians here cancer ten percent of the population get ready to celebrate christmas but these scenes of devastation are a harsh contrast and a stark reminder of just h
artie's tessera syria one of the few foreign correspondents allowed to report from syria she looks back at the fear anguish she witnessed all reporting there. but first it may be the season to be jolly for many around the world but not in syria which is warning the victims of friday's terror attacks forty four people were killed more than one hundred fifty wounded in two suicide bombings in damascus syria's muslim brotherhood has claimed responsibility for the attack this is the arab league...
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you and i have discussed it ourselves, several reports from inside syria. it using this is the definitive one, does this have something the others did not have? >> human-rights watch report is important because they did of the reports, but what they have done is they have names names. through these extensive interviews they have been doing with defectors, they looked at the incidents of violence and syria and they had clear testimony in this report of senior offices -- officers, brigadier-general scum who directly ordered their men to kill civilians and it is pretty harrowing. you have soldiers saying they were ordered sometimes to kill a minimum number of demonstrators, sometimes to shoot anybody that they saw. they say this is not just evidence of crimes against humanity, but they have named 74 senior commanders in syria who they say directly ordered this. these guys are completely culpable and their cases should be taken to the international criminal court and they say because president assad and his top figures know about this and did nothing, they are
you and i have discussed it ourselves, several reports from inside syria. it using this is the definitive one, does this have something the others did not have? >> human-rights watch report is important because they did of the reports, but what they have done is they have names names. through these extensive interviews they have been doing with defectors, they looked at the incidents of violence and syria and they had clear testimony in this report of senior offices -- officers,...
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of syria our people to avoid the external signs of history beauties but to go. no one really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting arms militant groups sponsored from abroad meanwhile the opposition originally marked by its insistence on peaceful protests it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms on the months quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its prevailing extremely hard to know exactly who is responsible for what. you have for instance. from somebody who is not. the government's. position the truth and do oppose and claims its is the government. taxing killings have been met repeatedly with claim counter-claim an accusation you have to use two different movies to use the. don't have the. means to see who is more. to the truth of the arab league team will be attempting to cut through the rhetoric and discover his version of events is most accurate they many remain skeptical about how much they'll be able to achi
of syria our people to avoid the external signs of history beauties but to go. no one really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting arms militant groups sponsored from abroad meanwhile the opposition originally marked by its insistence on peaceful protests it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms on the months quite downs by the government and this violence spreads...
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well in the middle east suicide bombings are making a deadly comeback today in syria two suicide car bombs blasted damascus killing at least forty people the bombings came just a day after the arrival of arab league observers tasked with monitoring syria's promise to end its crackdown on protesters protesters there are rising up against president bashar assad's regime but assad is calling the armed gangs terrorists seeking to divide the country meanwhile iraq is picking up the pieces today after a series of suicide bombs tore through neighborhoods in baghdad killing at least sixty nine people it appears the targets were shia sections of the city now amid the suicide bombings in both countries we are seeing a unified theme sectarian violence is ravaging iraq and syria putting both nations on the brink of civil war and as religious and sectarian tensions rise what does this mean for the middle east and how does this play how does the west play into this well to help me look into all of this lawyer and author eva golinger joins us now welcome back eva first want to talk about the timing
well in the middle east suicide bombings are making a deadly comeback today in syria two suicide car bombs blasted damascus killing at least forty people the bombings came just a day after the arrival of arab league observers tasked with monitoring syria's promise to end its crackdown on protesters protesters there are rising up against president bashar assad's regime but assad is calling the armed gangs terrorists seeking to divide the country meanwhile iraq is picking up the pieces today...
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a team of arab league peace monitors has arrived in the syria's part of an ambitious plan to bring peace to the conflict torn nation the arrival comes as violence is reaching a peak with hundreds reportedly killed in recent days its latest round of violence is drawing drawing international reaction with turkey accusing president assad of turning the country into a bloodbath the u.s. has also renewed calls for him to step down and order the military off the streets or face more international measures syria is already suffering under a slew of economic and regional sanctions but is often the case it's the ordinary people feeling the pinch as r.t. sara first reports from damascus. it's been nearly ten months there is that rising began. the capital of damascus has remained largely sheltered from the conflict. in the bustling sun so it seems like it's business as usual as one says the winds of change have begun supply over there will stronger the arab league's impose tough economic sanctions the effects of which have been felt even head in a poor area in the suburbs of damascus and her family
a team of arab league peace monitors has arrived in the syria's part of an ambitious plan to bring peace to the conflict torn nation the arrival comes as violence is reaching a peak with hundreds reportedly killed in recent days its latest round of violence is drawing drawing international reaction with turkey accusing president assad of turning the country into a bloodbath the u.s. has also renewed calls for him to step down and order the military off the streets or face more international...
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arab league observers arrive in syria as the conflict there reaches all bloody picquet international sanctions cause living conditions to deteriorate. and tightening the noose around america's controversial death penalty the plugs the flow of drugs used to kill u.s. death row inmates. it's ten pm in moscow good to have you with us here on r.t. our top story it's time for a change in russia this from president dmitry medvedev outlining a plan for widespread democratic reforms with the country's political system first up or he's a carrier of trouble was listening to the annual state of the union address she has this report. first and foremost made from a better promise that people's voices will become louder thanks to sweeping reforms of the country's political system or political stablish meant was listening carefully to his address to the parliament as he sketched out the first steps which need to be taken he plans to bring those initiatives to the newly elected duma in the very near future in the last months of his presidency should the president of the sure my proposals are to intr
arab league observers arrive in syria as the conflict there reaches all bloody picquet international sanctions cause living conditions to deteriorate. and tightening the noose around america's controversial death penalty the plugs the flow of drugs used to kill u.s. death row inmates. it's ten pm in moscow good to have you with us here on r.t. our top story it's time for a change in russia this from president dmitry medvedev outlining a plan for widespread democratic reforms with the country's...
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of syria our people to. avoid the external. festivities but to go. there one really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting militant groups sponsored from abroad the while the opposition regionally marked by its insistence on peaceful protest it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms on the months quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its prevailing extremely hard to know exactly who is responsible for what. you have for instance. from somebody who is not. the government claims it is your position. and the opposition claims it's is a government. taxing killing city met repeatedly with claim counter-claim an accusation you know we have to use two different movies to use the tune as the t.v. we don't have. we don't turn as a means to see who is more. for the truth one of the yeah big team will be attempting to cut through the rhetoric and discover his version of events is most accurate they many remain skeptic
of syria our people to. avoid the external. festivities but to go. there one really feels like celebrating anyway when the country's hospitals are full of casualties the government claims it's fighting militant groups sponsored from abroad the while the opposition regionally marked by its insistence on peaceful protest it's now been joined by growing numbers of army defectors and has become increasingly arms on the months quite downs by the government and this violence spreads its prevailing...
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he has spoken for syria, he has been president of syria since the death of his father in 2000. there were other family members, active, who are known to be hardliners. he is responsible. he gave that rather strange interview to barbara walters of american television last week saying that he did not command the army, etc. that just does not wash in today's world. >> ambassador murphy, we appreciate your time. thank you for joining us from new york. england and the chelsea football capt. is facing a charge of racially abusing another player. he will appear in court in february. the prosecution says there is sufficient evidence for a case against terry and it is in the public interest to prosecute him. kerrey denies the allegations and says he will fight. >> john kerry, one of the most prominent footballers in the country, fiercely proud of his status as england and chelsea capt.. all of that hinges to what he said to ferdinand in october. today, the cbs said they will charge him with a public offense. terry denied the claim, saying he had never launched a racist remark at anyone.
he has spoken for syria, he has been president of syria since the death of his father in 2000. there were other family members, active, who are known to be hardliners. he is responsible. he gave that rather strange interview to barbara walters of american television last week saying that he did not command the army, etc. that just does not wash in today's world. >> ambassador murphy, we appreciate your time. thank you for joining us from new york. england and the chelsea football capt. is...
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as you've heard, we share a growing concern with the united states about the situation in syria, and the deplorable violence orchestrated by the regime, and we welcome the continued efforts of the arab league and call on the international community to unite in condemnation of events in syria. our talks reaffirmed our country's close understanding of the threat posed by iran's nuclear program, particularly thank secretary clinton for her robust support over the recent attacks on our embassy and teheran and shared thinking on the expansion of sanctions against iran including european union consideration of measures against the iranian energy sector as part of the pressure on iran to return to negotiations over its nuclear ambitions. we discussed the middle east peace process and the need for a return to negotiations that cannot safely be delayed. i briefed secretary clinton on the preparations for the london conference on somalia in february. we need a stronger international approach to the crisis there, and to seize the opportunity now to address the root causes of terrorism, instabil
as you've heard, we share a growing concern with the united states about the situation in syria, and the deplorable violence orchestrated by the regime, and we welcome the continued efforts of the arab league and call on the international community to unite in condemnation of events in syria. our talks reaffirmed our country's close understanding of the threat posed by iran's nuclear program, particularly thank secretary clinton for her robust support over the recent attacks on our embassy and...
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arab league observers arrive in syria as the conflict there reaches all bloody week any international sanctions cause living conditions to deteriorate. and tightening the noose on america's controversial death penalty the e.u. plugs the flow of drugs designed to kill u.s. inmates. midnight in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r.t. our top story it's time for change in russia this from president dmitri medvedev outlining a plan for widespread democratic reforms within the country's political system first or he's a catarina grad trouble was listening to the annual state of the union address she has more. first and foremost make sure that it promised that people's voices will become louder thanks to sweep ing reforms of the country's political system political status from and was listening carefully to his address to the parliament as he sketched out the first steps which need to be taken he plans to bring those initiatives to the newly elected duma in the very near future in the last months of his presidency. my proposals are to introduce direct elections for russia's
arab league observers arrive in syria as the conflict there reaches all bloody week any international sanctions cause living conditions to deteriorate. and tightening the noose on america's controversial death penalty the e.u. plugs the flow of drugs designed to kill u.s. inmates. midnight in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r.t. our top story it's time for change in russia this from president dmitri medvedev outlining a plan for widespread democratic reforms within the...
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has become part of the daily life of many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission to at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that too will bring about any change. in the west of the conflict areas change can come in they meant to seeing is imperative to families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus. commenting on the situation in syria new york based author and political analyst eva golinger thinks says that she believes the true situation of the country is not being told by the mainstream media. most of the international media with the exception of a few stations have ignored the fact that. government is fighting armed groups internally and it's country groups that have been armed again by outside forces and they've instead tried to portray it as civilians peaceful civilians protesting for change in their country who are being massacred by the government this is an incredibly dangerous manipulation of fact that's occurri
has become part of the daily life of many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission to at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that too will bring about any change. in the west of the conflict areas change can come in they meant to seeing is imperative to families like. finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. damascus. commenting on the situation in syria new york based author and...
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>> we have to note that syria had refused the monitors. they wanted to put so many conditions on it. now we know that when the terribly threatened to go to the security council, that is when the regime thought, oh my god. they agreed to 150 monitors coming in, albeit reluctantly. no one believes that these monitors will be given any real freedom to go where they want when they want. the syrians will show them what they want them to see. this is a ploy to buy time on the part of the regime in my opinion. >> will the arab league to go along with that and if so, how long? >> i don't think that they will go along with it too much further mainly because the powerful countries, in particular saudi arabia, have concluded that assad, it is worse to keep them then to have him go. if iran loses syria as an ally, that would be an important strategic move for the arabs. >> realistically, is there more that they can do? >> there is more that they can do but the real question is how much do they want to do it. right now, russia and to a lesser extent, c
>> we have to note that syria had refused the monitors. they wanted to put so many conditions on it. now we know that when the terribly threatened to go to the security council, that is when the regime thought, oh my god. they agreed to 150 monitors coming in, albeit reluctantly. no one believes that these monitors will be given any real freedom to go where they want when they want. the syrians will show them what they want them to see. this is a ploy to buy time on the part of the regime...
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other than lebanon that fought against sanctions on syria and they continue to supply syria with embargoed material. like the hardware and software used to censor. internet censorship but is being brought from the us and sold to c.d.o. by the government so it's another example of this strategic failure of the united states in iraq we're out of time thanks so much a blogger an iraqi american political activist rare and for now that's going to do it but for more on the stories we cover and go to our dot com slash usa be sure to stay tuned for the eight pm show we're going to speak to an occupy boston organizer jager want about the eviction that happened over the week.
other than lebanon that fought against sanctions on syria and they continue to supply syria with embargoed material. like the hardware and software used to censor. internet censorship but is being brought from the us and sold to c.d.o. by the government so it's another example of this strategic failure of the united states in iraq we're out of time thanks so much a blogger an iraqi american political activist rare and for now that's going to do it but for more on the stories we cover and go to...
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and its allies may be to establish a more pro western regime in syria. i give a shit of the situation is only one side the so far which is the being pressured by the west and the nato alliance actually towards the city in the sovereignty and their own independence no that is he was under huge pressure by international organizations under the umbrella of the united nations and the european union and the united states for sure and in foreign policy so far has being download i mean they are downloading all their efforts in order to put down the regime as soon as possible where their own strategic interests will be implemented through another that they are planning to take over after bashar al assad which is the president of the current republic of syria will be over stood by the oppositionists inside syria on know the whole situation i believe it has not been so for it through peaceful dialogue as a as i am an ambassador for peace i urge all parties inside syria to have a certain dialogue but it seems that the west and specifically the european union and th
and its allies may be to establish a more pro western regime in syria. i give a shit of the situation is only one side the so far which is the being pressured by the west and the nato alliance actually towards the city in the sovereignty and their own independence no that is he was under huge pressure by international organizations under the umbrella of the united nations and the european union and the united states for sure and in foreign policy so far has being download i mean they are...
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that become part of the daily life that many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that too will bring about any change . in the west of the conflict areas change can come a moment to seeing some parity of teeth families like finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. a damascus. sabella edmonds founder of the national security whistleblowers coalition says sanctions only provoke violence in the country. by imposing sanctions by actually creating restlessness in the country and this is what we have been doing from our base in turkey by dropping leaflets to actually having the factors working there with the united states with the nato trying to prove low violence what's we're doing is not the situation and to actually encourage assad to act differently and i am not a big fan of i share assad but neither am i to fan of grain or saudi arabia or you know even with egypt i mean egypt what was it that we were
that become part of the daily life that many people here in syria. from the arab league will be paving the way for an observer mission at the end of the month much opposition they remain skeptical about whether that too will bring about any change . in the west of the conflict areas change can come a moment to seeing some parity of teeth families like finding life under the sanctions increasingly desperate search. a damascus. sabella edmonds founder of the national security whistleblowers...
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also stop fighting stop talking the message of a russian draft resolution on syria to the u.n. security council appealing for both the country's leadership and the opposition to search for a diplomatic solution. to moscow says all of the eurozone can solve its own problems but it will help deal with the blocks that crisis is president medvedev meets top technocrat sim process. stronger ties and ironing out differences when it comes to the energy sector between russia and the join me for more details on that very shortly. it's midnight here in moscow a very warm welcome for me kevin owen here with r.t. tonight our top story from the recent parliamentary election to russia's foreign policy vladimir putin has tackled all range of questions from the public including a number of tough topics to the prime minister's annual televised q. and a where the nation lost a record four and a half hours later all over this and the. prime minister vladimir putin addressed the protesters who were unhappy with what they claim was electoral fraud taking place during the parliamentary elections ear
also stop fighting stop talking the message of a russian draft resolution on syria to the u.n. security council appealing for both the country's leadership and the opposition to search for a diplomatic solution. to moscow says all of the eurozone can solve its own problems but it will help deal with the blocks that crisis is president medvedev meets top technocrat sim process. stronger ties and ironing out differences when it comes to the energy sector between russia and the join me for more...
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is very much against the government of bashar al assad has voiced support for the opposition in syria whereas mr nuri al maliki is against it hears voices support for bashar assad and he's very much in terms of supporting bashar al assad's standing with iran so there are other players new players and existing players who've got a much bigger if i can tell you rocky of america position is quite dilute very interesting here franco to you i mean everything we just heard we do everything we just heard here is that there are mobile there more than one iraq so it sounds like to me go ahead. yes i'm sorry what i wanted to know and i think it's extremely important from my colleague in tel aviv is the united states one of the most important impacts what happened in any. of the u.s. invasion as the united states has ignited sectarian tension and conflict in the middle east which is having profound effects ripple effects throughout the region i think syria is a critical piece here so is saudi arabia of course iran is the one positive thing as is as the united states withdraws even though we had
is very much against the government of bashar al assad has voiced support for the opposition in syria whereas mr nuri al maliki is against it hears voices support for bashar assad and he's very much in terms of supporting bashar al assad's standing with iran so there are other players new players and existing players who've got a much bigger if i can tell you rocky of america position is quite dilute very interesting here franco to you i mean everything we just heard we do everything we just...